D-Day veteran Ken Hay dies aged 101 after spending years educating kids about WW2
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- Ken Hay, a Normandy veteran who was captured by the Nazis just weeks after D-Day and became a prisoner of war in Poland, has died aged 101. He spent years educating children about the war and was an ambassador for the British Normandy MemorialS1
- Mr Hay has been remembered for his ‘unwavering’ passion for education.S2S3
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D-Day veteran Ken Hay dies aged 101 after spending years educating kids about WW2
Ken Hay, a Normandy veteran who was captured by the Nazis just weeks after D-Day and became a prisoner of war in Poland, has died aged 101. He spent years educating children about…
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‘Extraordinary’ Normandy veteran Ken Hay dies aged 101
Mr Hay has been remembered for his ‘unwavering’ passion for education.
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‘Extraordinary’ Normandy veteran Ken Hay dies aged 101
Mr Hay has been remembered for his ‘unwavering’ passion for education.
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Published Sep 21, 2026
What to know
- Ken Hay, a Normandy veteran who was captured by the Nazis just weeks after D-Day and became a prisoner of war in Poland, has died aged 101. He spent years educating children about the war and was an ambassador for the British Normandy MemorialS1
- Mr Hay has been remembered for his ‘unwavering’ passion for education.S2S3
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